When Jennifer Economy’s son was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at 12, he had to rely on a vial of insulin, a syringe and a finger prick.
There was one problem — school policies meant her son couldn’t do what he needed to manage his blood sugar while at his middle school in Chesapeake.
“We were told that my son was not allowed to check his blood sugar in the classroom, that it would be too distracting to the other students,” Economy said. “We were told he was not allowed to carry his own supplies with him.”…